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James Hird takes on his first AFL coaching job since Essendon drugs scandal as GWS temporary boss Mark McVeigh hands former Bombers team-mate a chance with assistant gig for the rest of the season James Hird has taken on his first AFL coaching job since the Essendon drug saga Hird, 49, has not coached for the past seven years after supplements scandal However, he has been closely connected to GWS with an advisory role Former team-mate Mark McVeigh has given the Bombers great an assistant job
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James Hird has picked up his first AFL coaching role since the Essendon supplements saga with the former Bombers great assisting Mark McVeigh at GWS.
Hird left his role as senior coach at Essendon late in 2015 in the wake of the explosive drugs saga which saw 34 players served with two-year suspensions.
The 49-year-old had previously taken up an